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Name: Stu

Comments: I'm looking for help with this question please. How does early American English differ from contemporary English?

1 Early American English cannot be understood by contemporary readers.
2 Early American English is generally less formal.
3 Early American English is generally more formal.
4 Early American English was heavily influenced by non-English-speaking cultures.

English American

65% General American English

15% Yankee

10% Dixie

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

Which is interesting seeing as I live in the Midwest, but then, many of the people around me tend to talk differently than I do.

American English UFO & Writing Art Education Sciences

Wow. This is a bit interesting, coming from a Chinese person going to an American school. I'm curious where the 40% Yankee came from. Maybe it's the geographical location of my teachers?

Page 4 English American

That was pretty fun. I'm born and raised in California, though I've traveled quite a bit. I lived in Oregon for a while and occassionaly something like "Crick" (instead of "Creek") will slip out of my mouth. I don't know that I necessarily agree with the results, twenty questions seems like too few to accurately diagnose someone's accent.

English American

Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops. New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic 'hotspots' before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study reveals. Source 5g.